Thursday, June 3, 2010

Bowling in Jumpers--a poem for Reina

I didn't like the production of As You Like It.
It was mediocre.
The wrestler was played by an overweight
actress sporting spandex and a horrible hick accent.
I think she had alligator makeup on as well.

But after, we went bowling in jumpers.
Reina and I had gone to a Goodwill in La Crosse
and picked out two coduroy beauties
with printed cotton turtlenecks to go underneath.
Our ensembles were both ten dollars or less.

You cannot answer the why of bowling in jumpers.

It is and was spontaniety, glee, originality and
and ache for childhood all wrapped into one
beautiful night in southwestern Wisconsin.